תַּחְפַּנְחֵסTachpanchêç
proper name [of a location]: Egyptian city (Jeremiah 43:7; Jeremiah 43:8; Jeremiah 43:9; Jeremiah 44:1; Jeremiah 46:14)
Pronunciation: takh-pan-khace' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8471
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Jeremiah 2:16 Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes, have destroyed Israel’s glory and power.
- Jeremiah 43:7 The people refused to obey the voice of the Lord and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes.
- Jeremiah 43:8 Then at Tahpanhes, the Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
- Jeremiah 43:9 “While the people of Judah are watching, take some large rocks and bury them under the pavement stones at the entrance of Pharaoh’s palace here in Tahpanhes.
- Jeremiah 44:1 This is the message Jeremiah received concerning the Judeans living in northern Egypt in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in southern Egypt as well:
- Jeremiah 46:14 “Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).